Pli selon pli

Pli selon pli (Fold by fold) is a piece of classical music by the French composer Pierre Boulez. It is for solo soprano and orchestra, and is based on the poems of Stéphane Mallarmé. At over an hour, it is Boulez' longest work.

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Classical music - French - Composer - Pierre Boulez - Soprano - Orchestra - Poem - Stéphane Mallarmé

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The piece is in five movements, each based on a poem by Mallarmé:

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• "Don" - based on "Don du poème"
• "Improvisation I on Mallarmé" - based on the sonnet "Le vierge, le vivace et le bel aujourd'hui"
• "Improvisation II on Mallarmé" - based on the sonnet "Une dentelle s'abolit"
• "Improvisation III on Mallarmé" - based on the sonnet "A la nue accablante tu"
• "Tombeau" - based on the poem of the same name
 
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